CYC History
Co-founder and Executive Director of CYC
Who is Mr. Aaron?
the CYC staff member who meets with you periodically throughout the year, one-on-one
What is Program Director?
What is the ACT?
the #1 factor colleges consider when deciding whether to accept or reject you from college
What is GPA/overall grades?
these are 3 of the 5 top-rate colleges in North Carolina, according to U.S. News & World Report
year CYC was founded
What is 2018?
you talk to this person when you have questions about transportation
Who is Ms. JaDora?
the workshop CYC hosts that focuses on understanding basic personal finances
What is Financial Literacy?
a higher learning institution that is not funded by the government, but operates as a nonprofit organization
What is a private college?
Kamala Harris, Chadwick Boseman, Toni Morrison, and Thurgood Marshall are all alumni of this HBCU university
What is Howard University?
two Ivy League colleges CYC Fellows have attended (out of a possible of 4)
What is Brown, Columbia, UPenn, and Yale?
the title given to volunteers who act as mentors to CYC Seniors?
What are EmpowerMentors?
the 5 core values of CYC
What are Community, Openness, Empowerment, Excellence and Growth?
the average weighted GPA of an incoming freshman at UNC - Chapel Hill
What is 4.39?
What is Princeton?
percentage of CYC fellows who are 1st generation college students
What is 85%?
the title given to volunteers who act as writing coaches
Who are Excellence Coaches?
"Everyone can fly" is the slogan of this program that CYC partners with
What is Jordan Wings Scholarship program?
What is "Free Application for Federal Student Aid"?
this was overturned due to the Supreme Court's recent 6-3 decision that prohibited race as a factor in college admissions
What is affirmative action?
1st company donor to CYC
What is the Albemarle Foundation?
the 6 CYC staff members who work with Torch Fellows (9th-12th graders)
Who is Ms. Kara, Ms. Katie, Ms. LaShawn, Ms. Lindsey, Ms. Mariah, and Mr. Tim?
the name of the CYC program that sticks with you throughout your college journey
What is Persistence Team?
the acceptance rate for Harvard admissions (if you are within 1 percent either way, will be considered correct)
What is 4.5%?
the average student loan debt of U.S. students (correct, if you get within $5,000 either way)
What is $37, 717?